Daniel L. Bernardi

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Biography

Daniel Bernardi is a documentary filmmaker, cultural studies scholar and veteran of the Iraq War. His research explores the representation of race in American film and television, and includes the award-winning book "Star Trek and History: Race-ing Toward a White Future." His 2018 film, "The American War," tells the story of the Vietnam War from the point of view of the Vietcong. His other films, including "The War to End all Wars... and its American Veterans," explore a wide range of subjects, from the diversity of the veteran experience to the role of science in the lives of today's citizenry. He earned his doctorate from the School of Theatre, Film & Television at UCLA.

Known For

Filmography

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The Sioux: From Red Cloud to Wounded Knee poster

The Sioux: From Red Cloud to Wounded Knee

Movie · Producer

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Generations of Service: The LaShaunda Jackson Story poster

Generations of Service: The LaShaunda Jackson Story

Movie · Producer

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Racing for Paralympic Gold poster

Racing for Paralympic Gold

Movie · Co-Producer

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Blind Determination: An Athlete's Journey poster

Blind Determination: An Athlete's Journey

Movie · Co-Producer

2025
Hope: In the Aftermath of War poster

Hope: In the Aftermath of War

Movie · Producer

2024
Velda: A Mom's Story of Suicide poster

Velda: A Mom's Story of Suicide

Movie · Producer

2024
In Honor of Adrianna: A Warrior's Love Story poster

In Honor of Adrianna: A Warrior's Love Story

Movie · Producer

2024
Resilience: The Kim LeBel Story poster

Resilience: The Kim LeBel Story

Movie · Producer

2023
The Chaplain: MAJ Brenda Threatt poster

The Chaplain: MAJ Brenda Threatt

Movie · Producer

2023
Baptiste Garnier and the Indian Wars poster

Baptiste Garnier and the Indian Wars

Movie · Producer

2023
Black Women and World War II: The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion poster

Black Women and World War II: The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion

Movie · Producer

2023
Carson Bigbee: The Pirate of America's Pastime poster

Carson Bigbee: The Pirate of America's Pastime

Movie · Producer

2023
Do Ask, Do Tell: The Linda Campbell Story poster

Do Ask, Do Tell: The Linda Campbell Story

Movie · Producer

2023
Ruiz poster

Ruiz

Movie · Producer

2023
Decoding Jean: Secrets of WWII poster

Decoding Jean: Secrets of WWII

Movie · Producer

2023
Triumph Over Prejudice: The Montford Point Marines poster

Triumph Over Prejudice: The Montford Point Marines

Movie · Producer

2023
The Gunnery:  A Montford Point Marine poster

The Gunnery: A Montford Point Marine

Movie · Producer

2023
Gianmarco Bellini: Gulf War POW poster

Gianmarco Bellini: Gulf War POW

Movie · Executive Producer

2023
The Jock: A Montford Point Marine poster

The Jock: A Montford Point Marine

Movie · Producer

2023
The Singer: A Montford Point Marine poster

The Singer: A Montford Point Marine

Movie · Producer

2023
The Architect: A Montford Point Marine poster

The Architect: A Montford Point Marine

Movie · Producer

2023
Conte: Transitioning Politics poster

Conte: Transitioning Politics

Movie · Producer

2023
Buffalo Soldiers:  George Jordan and the Indian Wars poster

Buffalo Soldiers: George Jordan and the Indian Wars

Movie · Producer

2022
Merchant Marine Paul Goercke and the Alexander Hamilton Post poster

Merchant Marine Paul Goercke and the Alexander Hamilton Post

Movie · Producer

2022
Ultimate Sacrifices: CPT. Jennifer Moreno poster

Ultimate Sacrifices: CPT. Jennifer Moreno

Movie · Producer

2022
Time for Change: Kathy Bruyere poster

Time for Change: Kathy Bruyere

Movie · Producer

2022
Solar Weather: Dr. Alessandra Pacini poster

Solar Weather: Dr. Alessandra Pacini

Movie · Producer

2022
From Mexico to Vietnam: A Chicano Story poster

From Mexico to Vietnam: A Chicano Story

Movie · Producer

2021
Vincent Faulls: A Collection of My Father poster

Vincent Faulls: A Collection of My Father

Movie · Producer

2021
Bataan Death March poster

Bataan Death March

Movie · Producer

2021
Buck Southworth: U.S. Air Force Flight Crew poster

Buck Southworth: U.S. Air Force Flight Crew

Movie · Producer

2021
Immigrant Service: Focus on Jesus Duran poster

Immigrant Service: Focus on Jesus Duran

Movie · Producer

2021
Foghorn: Child Actor, Veteran, Friend poster

Foghorn: Child Actor, Veteran, Friend

Movie · Producer

2021
Who is Weary Willie? poster

Who is Weary Willie?

Movie · Producer

2020
Ralph Parr: Fighter Ace of the Twentieth Century poster

Ralph Parr: Fighter Ace of the Twentieth Century

Movie · Producer

2020
Rudy Hernandez: Congressional Medal of Honor poster

Rudy Hernandez: Congressional Medal of Honor

Movie · Producer

2020
Frank Maselskis: From WWII POW to Chosin Reservoir Survivor poster

Frank Maselskis: From WWII POW to Chosin Reservoir Survivor

Movie · Producer

2020
Pam Roark: Iraq War Nurse poster

Pam Roark: Iraq War Nurse

Movie · Producer

2020
Alene B. Duerk: The First Woman Admiral poster

Alene B. Duerk: The First Woman Admiral

Movie · Producer

2020
Ionosphere: Dr. Eliana Nossa poster

Ionosphere: Dr. Eliana Nossa

Movie · Producer

2020
Near Earth Asteroids: Dr. Anne Virkki poster

Near Earth Asteroids: Dr. Anne Virkki

Movie · Producer

2020
The War to End all Wars... and its American Veterans poster

The War to End all Wars... and its American Veterans

Movie · Producer

2020
The Forgotten War poster

The Forgotten War

Movie · Producer

2019
Objector poster

Objector

Movie · Producer

2019
Leo Patrick McArdle: Veterans Helping Veterans poster

Leo Patrick McArdle: Veterans Helping Veterans

Movie · Executive Producer

2018
Noble Sissle's Syncopated Ragtime poster

Noble Sissle's Syncopated Ragtime

Movie · Producer

2018
Fighter Pilots of Vietnam poster

Fighter Pilots of Vietnam

Movie · Producer

2018
Guy Hircefeld: A Guy with a Camera poster

Guy Hircefeld: A Guy with a Camera

Movie · Executive Producer

2018
Major Raoul Lufbery: Fighter Ace poster

Major Raoul Lufbery: Fighter Ace

Movie · Executive Producer

2018
Samuel Wilder King: Fighting for Statehood poster

Samuel Wilder King: Fighting for Statehood

Movie · Executive Producer

2018
John Henry Balch:  Congressional Medal of Honor poster

John Henry Balch: Congressional Medal of Honor

Movie · Executive Producer

2018
Nurse Helen Fairchild: Killed in Action? poster

Nurse Helen Fairchild: Killed in Action?

Movie · Executive Producer

2018
Madame Mars: Women and the Quest for Worlds Beyond poster

Madame Mars: Women and the Quest for Worlds Beyond

Movie · Producer

2018
The American War poster

The American War

Movie · Producer

2017
Remembering Port Chicago poster

Remembering Port Chicago

Movie · Producer

2017
John Stevens: Storming the Beach poster

John Stevens: Storming the Beach

Movie · Producer

2017
Cpl. Richard Carlson: A Brother's Loss poster

Cpl. Richard Carlson: A Brother's Loss

Movie · Producer

2017
PFC Benjamin Tollefson: A Mom's Loss poster

PFC Benjamin Tollefson: A Mom's Loss

Movie · Producer

2017
Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer: Civil War Spy poster

Brevet Major Pauline Cushman-Fryer: Civil War Spy

Movie · Producer

2017
Lt. Cmdr. Che Barnes: Fallen Brother poster

Lt. Cmdr. Che Barnes: Fallen Brother

Movie · Executive Producer

2017
Nisei Soldiers: Japanese American G.I. Joes poster

Nisei Soldiers: Japanese American G.I. Joes

Movie · Executive Producer

2017
Fighting Fred Funston poster

Fighting Fred Funston

Movie · Executive Producer

2017
Buffalo Soldiers, Victorio and Manifest Destiny poster

Buffalo Soldiers, Victorio and Manifest Destiny

Movie · Executive Producer

2017
Pride of the Buffalo Soldier poster

Pride of the Buffalo Soldier

Movie · Producer

2017
Admiral Chester Nimitz poster

Admiral Chester Nimitz

Movie · Executive Producer

2017
Rory Fanning: From Ranger to Resister poster

Rory Fanning: From Ranger to Resister

Movie · Executive Producer

2016
Adele Shimanoff:  U.S. Marine poster

Adele Shimanoff: U.S. Marine

Movie · Producer

2016
Jackie Speier: Sexual Assault in the Military poster

Jackie Speier: Sexual Assault in the Military

Movie · Producer

2015
Joel Hunt: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) poster

Joel Hunt: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Movie · Producer

2015
Richard Hank Sciaroni: Shot Down poster

Richard Hank Sciaroni: Shot Down

Movie · Executive Producer

2015
Tian Soepangat: Muslim Sailor poster

Tian Soepangat: Muslim Sailor

Movie · Producer

2014
John Baumhackl: Chemical Memories poster

John Baumhackl: Chemical Memories

Movie · Producer

2014
Giorgio Mattia: From Kosovo to Iraq poster

Giorgio Mattia: From Kosovo to Iraq

Movie · Producer

2014
Tiffany McKinley: Sailor poster

Tiffany McKinley: Sailor

Movie · Producer

2014
Aldo Giannini:  Pacific Theatre poster

Aldo Giannini: Pacific Theatre

Movie · Executive Producer

2014
Michael Blackwell: Combat Camera poster

Michael Blackwell: Combat Camera

Movie · Executive Producer

2013
Jack Lyon: Veterans Serving Veterans poster

Jack Lyon: Veterans Serving Veterans

Movie · Producer

2013
Casey Conklin: Ranger Battalion poster

Casey Conklin: Ranger Battalion

Movie · Producer

2013
Julie Mendez - from PTSD to Art poster

Julie Mendez - from PTSD to Art

Movie · Producer

2013
Bobby Hollingsworth: Army CID poster

Bobby Hollingsworth: Army CID

Movie · Producer

2013
Scott Castle: Battle of Fallujah poster

Scott Castle: Battle of Fallujah

Movie · Producer

2013
Zoe Dunning: Repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" poster

Zoe Dunning: Repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Movie · Producer

2012
John Heroux: Gulf War Fighter Pilot poster

John Heroux: Gulf War Fighter Pilot

Movie · Producer

2012
David Gan: the Front Lines poster

David Gan: the Front Lines

Movie · Executive Producer